This is a dark road that they are traveling down. I can't condone this method of quelling rape. There are some people who have been rehabilitated in
prison. Would it be fair to do this to them and ruin a life that they may have after prison. This is an action that maybe deserved by some but what
human rights does it violate.

I feel ones environment is no excuse to do barbaric, vile and evil things. I know of people and situations where they were raised awful but they chose
to not continue with the cycle. Their is no redemption but through holy divinity. They must not be allowed to destroy another life. That is what rape
and those things do. It destroys their life. Where a murderer removes a life. For a murderer I could possibly see life in prison-if their were
extenuating circumstances. But for the other crap-death.

While generally I think sex crimes should be taken far more seriously by the law than they are, thinking they're a greater evil than murder is
just puritanical.

Do you think rape victims should be "mercy killed" too, since their fate is worse than death?

I never said they should be killed, I said they should spend life in prison, I don't agree with murder, even legal murder. Even though I have been
the victim of this crime, I still don't believe in murder.

In your example, the son was abused and he grew up with psychological problems that cannot be cured. It is well know and documented. Stop protecting
and excusing these deviants. Yes, it is awful what took place to them as children, it is not curable. Then we have those born this way, and nothing
can cure them either.

Rape is an aggressive desire to dominate the victim rather than an attempt to achieve sexual fulfillment.

Research states that some men do not ejaculate during rape. This proves that whatever is driving this section of men to rape is more than the
sexual drive.

As to your "they were drunk" excuse. We all know, that if you do something while drunk, you would do it sober if the person felt they would not get
caught. Drunkenness is NOT a good excuse. Tell me, would you murder someone while sober? Would you murder someone while drunk?

You can find the information in many different places. This is just one.

Sounds like you want to give these people excuses.

One commonly believed myth is that rape is primarily a sexual act. ...... findings have shown that rape is a crime of violence,........ Sexual
desire is less a motivation for the man than violent aggression.

ONE OUT OF THREE WOMEN WILL BE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN THEIR LIFETIME

So chances are, you know several women who have been victims of this crime, either during their childhood, or during adult hood.

A woman is raped every six minutes.

There are no programs to cure a rapist.

You must understand, I WISH with all my heart that we had a cure for this illness within people. But we don't, and until we 100% do, they should be
locked up for life.

Again, I hope for a cure someday, but we do not have one, if you don't think rapist should be in prison for life, then fine, put them in a mental
institution, because I agree they have an illness, but they should never ever ever be released back into society until we have a cure that is
"foolproof".

Very difficult to answer because it in turn pose the question of what to do with criminals who keep committing the same offenses. It calls to
question what is the real point of the prison system if it is a functional, different, savage world that only worsens him? I think sex crimes would
decrease if prostitution was made legal, and if people were more casual about sex.

Castration will not work because we have seen throughout history that harsh punishment does not work. I say humiliate the guy. Make him wear a sign
everywhere he goes that says, "Sex Offender Walking." Nothing more painful than humiliation for some people. Of course, this would work against
society, as both the sign and registering as a sex offender enforces the outsider image, the unwanted, and thus it will only make him want to do it
more. To even kill since society won't accept him any other way.

There is no true way to punish someone. Not even the death sentence is good because it is a way out for the criminal.

The only way - and this may be controversial - I see that works is to either rehabilitate him or reprogram him through extensive shock therapy,
turning him into a vegetable, then making him an entirely different person. Of course, this would be expensive but then again, world governments
often waste money on more wasteful things anyway.

I disagree, but I see your view point, so I can understand your position. Depending on the situation, rape can be worse than murder if it
causes the victim's remaining time on the planet to be so depressing that the person would rather be dead than continue living, but that's not in
all cases.

Originally posted by endisnighe
Incest

What kind of incest? What do you base your opinion of this on? Let's say, for example, two siblings grow up with each other, venture out in the
world, meet other people, and after a while, they decide they only like each other. You mean to tell me that the consent of two adults wanting to be
together is worse than murder simply because they are blood related? What about those who are blood related, yet do not find out until they have been
married for many years? Should they be forced to get a divorce and locked up in jail for the rest of their lives, since the crime is supposedly worse
than murder? Again, I can see where you may be coming from with this, since there may be some twisted brothers out in the sticks who brainwash their
sisters at a young age giving them no choice, but it's not true for all cases, and to say consensual incest is worse than murder is foolish.

Originally posted by endisnighe
Pedophilia

Taken from dictionary.com:

pe⋅do⋅phil⋅i⋅a /ˌpidəˈfɪliə/
–noun Psychiatry.
sexual desire in an adult for a child.

I'm assuming when you said "pedophilia," you meant "the act of having sex with children who don't know any better" instead of just the
thought of it. It's the same as when you think about killing somebody when you get highly emotional but calm yourself down. There are some
people out there who, either by genetics or environmental circumstances, have the thought from time to time. Acting upon a dangerous thought makes you
a criminal, but resisting and moving past a dangerous thought deserves respect for that person's will, not the label of somebody worse than a
murderer.

I really don't understand why anyone has a problem with this. Hasn't it been shown that rehabilitation generally does not work with sex offenders?
Aren't repeat offenders a big problem with this group? What about the victims, many of whom get their own life sentence.
You can argue till you are blue in the face about the causes. And yes, by all means work on that. But in the meantime, kids especially, need
protecting.

As for whether it would be effective, well let's try it and see. However the 'sex offender' definition can be quite broad. For example here in the
UK, it could apply to a 14 year old having consensual sex with a 13 year old.
Personally I would start with those who force victims into non consensual physical acts.

Hasn't it been shown that rehabilitation generally does not work with sex offenders? Aren't repeat offenders a big problem with this group?
What about the victims, many of whom get their own life sentence.

No, rehab does not work.
Yes, repeat offenders are the biggest problem.
And yes the victims get a life sentence.

Nice little ball you’ve wrapped that all up into.
It’s this kind of logic we need more of.

I really don't understand why anyone has a problem with this. Hasn't it been shown that rehabilitation generally does not work with sex offenders?
Aren't repeat offenders a big problem with this group? What about the victims, many of whom get their own life sentence. You can argue till you are
blue in the face about the causes. And yes, by all means work on that. But in the meantime, kids especially, need protecting.

You got a brain cancer one day. It turns out that it affects one area in your brain. Then you do something or other. Yada yada yada.

Do you want people to hurt you? Kill you? Cut off your precious? Your nuts?

Or do you want them to kill the disease?

Sure. Let's all make all sex offenders suffer. Burn them at stakes! Make them suffer! Cut off their precious! Sure why not?

I think it's a great idea!!! As long as they know for sure that the person raped another person. One of the people around here is on the sex
offenders list because he went out back and peed on a tree. I dont think that sex offence (poor old lady was just horrified by that) should have the
same end as someone who actually inserts tab a into an unwilling slot b in a violent manner.

Imo chemical castration won't work unless it chemically melts a part of the brain too. Rehab/confinement is not working either. I mean come on these
types of crimes have been going on for generations and the best we can come up with is chemical castration. I don't think there is enough motivation
to stop these types of crimes. Probably because offenders come from all walks of life/incomes. Don't want to pass legislation that is too severe in
case it comes home to bite you or your friends in the a$$.

Idk why but it's just not a priority for our lawmakers. They need to stop dragging their feet and do something to make a difference instead of just
plodding along like they are. I am getting so sick & disgusted hearing these stories over & over. Garrido should have never been free. Some always
resort to the argument about the convicted innocent guy. Seems to me they might have something there maybe the innocent ones are in jail and the
guilty ones like Garrido are walking free.

Something more needs to be done. I think we are looking at a real serious epidemic of sorts especially with the numbers of homeless families on the
rise. Homeless Ga. sex offenders directed to woodswww.krdo.com...

Because of strict laws regulating sex offenders Marietta has prohibited residency. Parole officers were directing offenders to illegal camps. They
have since been ordered to move and the sheriffs only comment was he did not know where the sex offenders would go next. WTH if these guys were bad
enough to not allow residency why are they not registered? Now Georgia just sends them on their way....out of sight out of mind. These guys are going
to migrate to family type camps sites. Isn't it bad enough so many families are homeless now they will have to deal with these types on the loose. I
say if sex offenders are not going to be held indefinitely or put to death then round them up into FEMA camps until something better can be done.
It's simply cruel & negligent to keep inflicting them on the public.

My conclusion is the ones who can make a difference simply do not care. As long as the majority of victims comes from the general populace and not
from the elite class nothing will be done. We are fodder or a means to an end which is all about profit. Prisons are in place to make money not
rehabilitate. Everything is about money any changes made are for the bottom line and not for real improvement.

Is it their sex drive that compels them to commit these acts? In some cases, yes. But since rape is mostly about control, I think they might still
commit these acts regardless of their sexual drive. As long as they can get an erection they will probably continue.

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